31.   Afghans have complained about attacks by foreign troops in which civilians reportedly were killed, though coalition officials insist the attacks were justified.

32.   Afghans have complained about attacks by foreign troops in which civilians have reportedly been killed but coalition officials insist the attacks have been justified.

33.   This was a reference to reports from the official Iranian news agency justifying the attacks on Israeli civilians.

34.   Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said Friday that Iraq did not represent a major military threat to the region, to justify attacks.

35.   Western powers spoke out Thursday in unanimous approval for the NATO airstrike, saying the attack was justified by continued Serb violation of UN resolutions.

36.   Israeli leaders justified the attack alleging the plant would help Iraq make nuclear weapons.

37.   The commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Rahim Safavi, meanwhile, also justified suicide attacks, Kayhan newspaper reported.

38.   The group justifies its attacks as designed to bring an end to Israeli occupation.